DAILY DIGEST

MONDAY

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at St. Luke's United Methodist Church. For more info call Linda Myhand at 903-834-6794 or Linda Brotherton at 903-736-8837. Come lose something you don't want to find!

SQUARE DANCING LESSONS begin Aug. 24, 7 to 9 p.m. for 15 weeks, at the Kilgore Community House on Kay Street. Offered by Kilgore College Continuing Education Department, the class is open to all singles, couples and teenagers (high school students with parents). Advance registration is not required and new students may register the first night of class. For more info or to register, call 903-983-8661.

TUESDAY

THE WHITE ELEPHANT resale shop at the train depot on Commerce Street is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Proceeds benefit the Kilgore Improvement & Beautification Association. Donations welcomed.

LONGVIEW WOMEN'S CONNECTION, part of an international organization with no memberships or dues, will hold a buffet luncheon 11:45 a.m. Sept. 10 at Summit Club II, 210 E. Methvin St., Longview. Cost of the luncheon is $14, and reservations are required by noon Tuesday, Sept. 8. Speaker and recording artist Brenda Copeland of Bapstrop, La., will give a mini-concert at the luncheon. For luncheon and free nursery reservations, call Fran Miller at 903-668- 3791 or Barbara Mason at 903-668-2917. Organization info at www.beccathewriter.com/CWC/.

THURSDAY

TEXAS DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF GREGG COUNTY meet 5:30 p.m. every third Thursday at Longview Community Center, 500 E. Whaley St. All Democrats, male and female, are welcome. For more info visit www.TDWGC.com or call Mollie Barber, president, at 903-753-1658.

SATURDAY

HARMONY PIRTLE BAPTIST CHURCH will host its first "Saturday Evening Live" program at 4 p.m. Aug. 29. Sponsored by the Sunday school, members aim for several church auxiliaries to participate in a program consisting of food, individual talents, skits, etc. The church is located at Hwy. 259 approximately 3 miles south of Kilgore.

KHS CHEERLEADERS will host a fundraiser car wash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 5 at the Finish Line Car Wash on Stone Road. Please come help support your KHS Cheerleaders.

"THE GIFT OF ADD/ADHD" symposium will provide parents, clinicians and educators with current information that they can use to build on and maximize a child's strengths. The program will be 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 12 in the UT Tyler Robert R. Muntz Library, Room 401. Registration before Sept. 3. Continuing education credit is available. For registration fees and more info or a registration brochure, call 903-595- 2235.

LIPSTICK, LIFE & LAUGHTER, a fundraiser for the Kilgore Community Crisis Center, is set for 1 p.m. Sept. 19 at Dodson Auditorium. This event will be featuring Suzie Humphreys and other entertainment throughout out the afternoon. For tickets and other information contact Misty at the Crisis Center, 903-984- 3019.

SABINE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS REUNION for the graduating classes of 1992-95 will be Sept. 19 at The Summit in Longview from 6 to 11 p.m. For more info contact Cori Childress at cori98ny@aol.com or check out the event page on Facebook at: www.facebook. com/home.php#/event.php?eid=44476449957

SUNDAY

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH will host Dr. Gerre Hancock in recital 4 p.m. Aug. 30. Dr. Hancock is head of the School of Sacred Music at the University of Texas in Austin and is one of America's most highly acclaimed concert organists and choral directors. The concert is free and the public is welcomed.

FAITH CENTER CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST cordially invites the public to its Musician Appreciation Program, honoring Bro. Willie L. Sr. and Sis. Sylvia R. Clark, 3 p.m. Sept. 6. The church is located on CR 182D, Top Liner Road, off Highway 259 approximately 3 miles south of Kilgore.